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The Best and Worst of 2024
One thing for certain is that President Trump is a great friend of Israel and has declared that he not only wants American-Israeli hostages back, he wants them all given back.
Face of the Day
Travis Timmerman appears to have been among thousands of people released from Syria’s notorious prisons.
Gain of Function, Loss of… Everything Else
Any research activity or sponsorship of scientific endeavors that are capable of mass extinction, such as GOF, must be subjected to a higher level of accountability and scrutiny by our elected leaders.
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It Is Time To Leave the Simulation
The basic human infrastructure required to do anything – discipline – has been quietly but purposefully removed over the last 100 years. Your enemies knew exactly what they were doing.
When Tree Removal Becomes Risk
Hawke’s Bay, the Mount and the consequences of substituting ideology for environmental science.
How Authorities Failed at the Mount
The politics were already there, in every decision that led to this point. The question isn’t whether we talk about them. It’s whether we’re honest about what they reveal.
Winston Peters and NZ First: Polling Highs, Historical Trends and Why Polls Are Rubbish
NZ First is probably in their best position ever heading into an election year as part of the governing coalition. The upward swing from five to seven per cent in early 2025 to eight to 12 per cent now breaks the mould.